150 years of American Pharmacy: 1918 influenza 'puts pharmacists to the test'
Pharmacists worked tirelessly to help patients during the influenza pandemic that killed more than 600,000 Americans in 1918.
NCPA finds reasons for optimisim
At its annual convention the Nation Community Pharmacy Association pushes for greater political influence, medication therapy management, and new business models.
Another antihypertensive combo approved
Azor (amlodipine/olmesartan medoxomil, Daiichi Sankyo) was recently approved by the FDA as a once-daily, oral tablet containing both a calcium channel blocker and an angiotensin receptor blocker.
Letters to the editor, November 5, 2007
Aspirin is one treatment that can be used with patients with deep vein thrombosis.
Pharmacists rally to help evacuees as Calif. wildfires rage
Pharmacists rally to help fire evacuees of the San Diego wildfires.
Latebreakers: No cough, cold OTCs for kids two to under six
FDA advisory panel says OTC cough and cold meds should not be used by children under six.
Latebreakers: First topical NSAID for osteoarthritis
Diclofenac gel approved for osteoarthritis
Latebreakers: Renvela OK'd for CKD patients on dialysis
FDA approves new form of sevelamer for chronic kidney disease
Latebreakers: No real surprise to Exubera discontinuation, R.Ph.s say
Exubera (inhaled insulin) discontinued
Latebreakers: AACP opposes residencies as prerequisiste to direct patient care
AACP doesn't think pharmacists need to complete a residency before they can provide direct patient car
Complaint filed against pharmacies for absence of translation
Make the Road New York protests pharmacies for not providing translation services.
N.J. pharmacy first in state to install solar panels
A Chatham, N.J., pharmacy has installed 250 solar panels to cut energy costs and lower carbon emissions.
NACDS board member testifies on bidding for DMEPOS
NACDS board member Navarro testifies on DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
Genentech to stop supplying Avastin to compounders next year
Genentech has postponed the date for stopping the sale of Avastin to compounding pharmacies from Nov. 30 to Jan. 1.
CMS adds new complaint category for Part D plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin tracking Part D plan compliance with its "best available evidence" policies.
ASHP talking to Congress about loan forgiveness for graduates
ASHP wants loan forgiveness programs for pharmacists.
CMS begins reassigning LIS beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun to reassign low-income subsidy-eligible beneficiaries for 2008 Medicare Part D programs.
Wis. budget a mixed blessing for pharmacists
Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle signed into law a state budget with a dispensing fee increase but vetoed the bill?s hold-harmless provision protecting pharmacists against AMP.
Allergan's Combigan approved for glaucoma
Brimonidine/timolol combination solution is FDA-approved for glaucoma.
Pharmacists are expanding their prescriptive power
A new report by Kalorama Information projects that drug sales influenced by pharmacists wielding their prescribing authority will also double from 2006 to 2012.
AHRQ offers R.Ph.s tools for low-literacy patients
AHRQ tools help pharmacies serve patients with limited health literacy.
Wyeth recalls some cough, cold drugs because of dosage cup
Wyeth recalls certain Robitussin, Dimetapp Cold & Chest Congestion.
E-prescription initiative reduced drug interaction errors
An examination of data in Michigan reveals that e-prescribing reduces potential drug interaction problems.
Young transplant patients often fail to take their medications
Young kidney transplant patients are more likely not to comply with their anti-rejection drugs than adult or pediatric patients, according to a new GAO report.
Tasigna gets agency nod for resistant Ph+ CML
Nilotinib capsules approved for Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).
Pregnancy category revised for CellCept
Roche strengthens pregnancy risk for mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept).
Blood loss prophylactic associated with higher mortality
Bayer issues a guidance on Trasylol, stating that it should only be used as directed on its label.
WellCare raided by FBI
FBI searches headquarters of WellCare, a company that offers Medicare and Medicaid health plans.
FDA grants extension for approval of pancreatic extract drugs
Manufacturers of pancreatic extract drugs can have two more years to obtain approval of their products, thanks to a new FDA notice.
Insurers assist wildfire evacuees trying to get their Rxs
Insurers help California wildfire evacuees get medicines.
